SILENCE

It didn't take that very long but to me it seemed like aaages! What would they say now… what would they do? Would they completely freak out? Rodimus didn't seem fry a nerve over it. It was nerve wrecking to me though…

"So that's why Prime asked me about an organic transforming race." Kup nodded as he thought that out loud.

"Around that time I wanted to reveal I wasn't just a dog but really a young Azori'jin… but your response to Dad's question completely freaked me out… I was afraid to tell anybody…"

"Whaaat…" Kup's stern looks changed in a somewhat guilty and ashamed look. "You were afraid because of me?"

"You were quit clear about what you thought about what probably was my race. I didn't know what I was able to do back than. Dad didn't either. I was afraid you'd scare everybody else off and than I would loose my friends." I looked down and bit my lip.

Rodimus put his arm around my shoulder. "You see? She's no threat to us," he said. "Alyx is our friend."

"Why did Optimus not introduce her to us? Why didn't he come up with the idea to just tell us about her?" Ultra Magnus wanted to know.

Nobody had a clear answer to that.

"I might have influenced him… I wasn't aware back then that I could do that. But we had a connection between our minds… I found out that when an Azori'jin has a connection with another it's possible to influence each others frame of mind." I care carefully looked up to the curious faces around me. "And there was of course the threat of the Decepticons."

"How bout we get everybody in the shuttles and get out of here?" Rodimus suggested. "We can talk all the way back to Cybertron."

They agreed.

"Could you just have a look at my former boss?" I asked Rodimus. "To see if he can be fixed?"

"Of course."

I found his remains between the rubble on the square.

Rodimus and Ultra Magnus took a look. "I've seen robots repaired after severe damages than this," Ultra Magnus said. "Including me." He said with a grin. (see The Movie)

"We'll bring him with than. Is there anybody to watch his establishment?"

I nodded. "He has two assistants. They're probably hiding."

"Well, we can always contact them later. Let's get out of here before they come back and start complaining about all the damage," Rodimus said.

"What about the Decepticons?" I wanted to know. "We can't just leave them here, can we?"

"Not with that huge energon supply within reach." Rodimus thought for a moment. "Can you get them to fly back to Char?" he asked me.

I grinned. "Sure… but what about the damaged ones?"

"I'm sure I saw Astrotrain among them. He can fly them back."

I controlled the Decepticons who were still able to walk to drag their damaged comrades into Astrotrain. Than I found the coordinates of Char in his mind and programmed his navigational systems to fly back there. I did the same for the Decepticons who could fly back on their own. As soon as they touched down on Char my locked programming would release them again.

After I gathered my things, returned the key of my apartment and the remaining rent to my tenant, and every last Autobot was on board, we finally took off from the space-station.

The smaller shuttle in which Rodimus had come to the space station was docked onto the larger shuttle and hitched a flight back home.

On our way back to Cybertron I told my friends how Optimus had rescued me from my imprisonment in the glass cage as well as in my feline form. And I told them how I got there. How we had adopted each other as dad and daughter so they understood why I called him Dad.

And about meeting my brother and leaving to go to my home world. How I had learned to handle all of my abilities. And even how I got myself stuck in this marriage to this nasty Azori'jin. I left out the most nasty details though… that was need-to-know-information.

"So what's going on between you and Rodimus?" Kup asked me when I was done. "And don't tell me there isn't anything going on, I'm not stupid nor blind."

My cheeks flushed immediately (I'm afraid my organic metal cheeks blush) . He didn't miss a thing… did he?

"Well, uuuhm…" I stammered somewhat uneasy and glanced at Rodimus who sat right next to me.

"What can I say," he said laughing. "I'm just irresistible. Always have been. Right?" He gave me a blink what didn't do a lot to get rid of my red cheeks. I bet if the lights were shut off now I'd glow in the dark.

"HAH!" Arcee laughed. "That's just in YOUR mind! Just wait till she gets to know you better!"

"She already knows me pretty well. Lucky was around me a lot, remember?"

"Oh yes, of course…." She had to admit. Suddenly something dawned to her. "Ooh … OOH…"

I quickly checked out her mind to see if I was right about what she was thinking. I was right! (chapter 10) I wanted to say something like I wasn't complaining she turned Hot Rod down back then… but I didn't want to embarrass him.

"There are more Autobots who have entrusted certain secrets or other 'things on their minds' to me… as a dog I do have a professional-secret." I said instead.

I'd heard lot's of secrets and things that someone needed out of their circuitry.

"She told you a secret?" Springer curiously asked me. "What secret was that?"

I raised one of my eyebrows. "Didn't I just mention the professional-secret?"

"That wasn't a joke?" He tried.

Arcee crossed her arms across her chest and gave him a firm look.

"Hey," he lifted up his hands. "So shoot me for trying…"

"So you had a crush on Hot Rod first?" Kup asked me.

I had just almost lost my red colour… and now… it came right BACK! I let out a growling sound and a sigh. "Do you MIND!"

Kup, most curious: "Well, did you?"

I didn't really want to get into that right now but I HAD TO!: "Yes, I did! Hot Rod was even cuter…" I hid my red cheeks behind my hands and my hair.

Rodimus was amused and grinned. This was so flattering his ego.

"What about you?" Kup asked Rodimus and gave him a probing look.

Now Kup had HIM blushing!! He wasn't as red as I was, but his cheeks did flush up!

"I didn't really fall for dogs… but… remember that time when we were practicing martial arts and you felt very insulted when I let you kick my can?"

Kup grinned. "You had this girl on your mind you couldn't stop thinking about … but … How could that be her? She was the dog?"

All nosy eyes were aimed at me. "He accidentally saw my when I was crying my eyes out at the lake…" I said with a sigh. "Didn't see or hear him coming."

"Why were you crying?" Arcee asked.

"Because of what Kup had told Dad about my kind."

Now Kup was the one somewhat ashamed. "I'm sorry I made you cry," he said as he put his hand on my shoulder. "I wouldn't have turned a kid away… even an Azori'jin kid… I think. Prime always knew what he was doing."

I gave him a smile.

"But wouldn't you be happier with another Azori'jin?" Ultra Magnus wanted to know.

Rodimus gave him a 'HEY' look.

"Just curious." Ultra Magnus added to his question.

"I WAS with another Azori'jin, haven't you been listening to what I've been telling? You wouldn't even treat a dog the way he treated me. I've had quit enough of Azori'jin males or any organic male for that instance." (not sure if I wrote that last part just right)

Then he remember what I had said about Takehiko. "Oh, yes, of course… I apologize."

"Butwhatifhecomesafteryoutoclaimyouback?" Blurr suddenly came up with.

"We'llhaveanangryazorijinonourhandsandwhatdowedothan… hmm hmm… whatwhatwhat?"

"We run," Rodimus said.

"When do we run? I didn't get all of that… just But and whatwhatwhat."

"What we do if Takehiko comes after you to claim you back."

"Yeah," I said with a nod. "You run, drive and fly as far away as possible. I will deal with him."

"There must be a way to take out an Azori'jin?" Springer said.

"You may try to take me out." I told him. "If you succeed you might stand a chance."

"You may try that some OTHER time," Rodimus quickly commanded when Springer grabbed for his sword on his back. "But NOT without my knowledge!"

"Don't worry," I grinned as I made him fall back while frying Springer's circuits just enough to cause torturing agony for a few seconds. "I got it."

"O-ok-kay…" his voice glitched a bit and his lims twitched a few times before he slowly turned to normal. "I get it …"